“For as popular as the iPhone already is, Apple’s iconic smartphone will take things to the next level once the iPhone 8 is released later this year,” Yoni Heisler reports for BGR. “Said to feature a sleek new redesign with an edge-to-edge display, the iPhone 8 will likely spur the largest and most significant upgrade cycle Apple has seen yet.”
“With the excitement for the iPhone 8 building with each passing week, there have been a few worrisome reports claiming that the device might be subject to significant delays,” Heisler reports. “In fact, a handful of reports have even claimed that Apple might push back the iPhone 8 release date all the way to November.”
“Not to worry, we’re finally starting to see reports which suggest that the pessimism surrounding the iPhone 8 release date may have been blown out of proportion,” Heisler reports. “According to a new research note from Morgan Stanley, the iPhone 8 will hit store shelves during a normal time frame, which is to say that it will likely be released sometime in mid-late September. ”
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MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote earlier this month:
As always, we take iPhone rumors, whether they’re positive or negative, with a truckload of salt, especially in the first half. A lot of it, we surmise, springs from investors trying to talk down/up the stock.
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
My money is waiting…
” A lot of it, we surmise, springs from investors trying to talk down/up the stock.”
An even larger amount of it comes from click bait web sites and those that rehash rumors started by others.
Whenever I see a blogger referring to anonymous sources I stop reading.
Do you apply that reasoning to anonymous sources from the NY Times and WaPo as well?
I do.
Following the Jet Black iPhone 7 Plus fiasco, where it wasn’t easily available for months after launch, I think Apple has learned their lesson. The demand will likely be much larger than before, but tens of millions should be enjoying their new iPhone 8 well before Christmas.
Fiasco might be a bit of an exaggeration, but production problems arose. With the rumored 8 being such a divergent design, the chance of production issues is higher than usual. There’s not much that can be done about that. They may get lucky (or not unlucky) this time and everything will go smoothly, but it’s not like they will avoid it simply because of some lesson learned last year.
Apple will probably never learn this lesson, because what is it, 6 months later and your still waiting 6 weeks for AirPods..
If the pent up demand is anywhere near the hype, they could never make enough phones by an anticipated ship date.
Guess we’ll see..
“Apple’s iconic smartphone will take things to the next level”.
What in Hell is “the next level”? It’s one of those hackneyed phrases that means nothing. I’m sick of hearing that such and such will “take you to the next level”. What? Are we getting on an elevator? Jeez. Brainless writing.
Quoting BGR and giving them any sense of credibility is pathetic. Those lame morons wouldn’t know truth if it took a dump or n them.
““With the excitement for the iPhone 8 building with each passing week, there have been a few worrisome reports claiming that the device might be subject to significant delays,” Heisler reports. “In fact, a handful of reports have even claimed that Apple might push back the iPhone 8 release date all the way to November.”
“Not to worry, we’re finally starting to see reports which suggest that the pessimism surrounding the iPhone 8 release date may have been blown out of proportion,” Heisler reports.”
Right on cue!
The playbook never changes.
I just wish Apple would get long range wireless charging on the next model of iPhones & stop following others to new innovations. I know some excuses of some fanboys, Apple wants to make sure it works, but they have a freaking patent on this for a phone. This would be a super game changer for the phone industry. Imagine having wireless chargers in your car, at the office, and in every room of your house to keep phone fully charged.
Also a virtual home button instead of a physical one because I want as large of a screen on my phone with less size.
Also please include AirPods with next iPhone to justify me paying 1000+.
It certainly would be nice to have ubiquitous wireless charging, but how would it be a “super game changer” for the industry itself? And why super? Isn’t a plain old game changer already a very big deal?
No, because many Android users would love to switch to Apple but they can’t justify spending Apple size money. This would nudge them in that direction. I have talked to several of my friends and acquaintances about Apple patent on long range wireless charging, and all I talked with said if Apple does this, they would buy an iPhone. It’s what people want to get unfiltered battery life for their phones.
They won’t have to buy these bulky battery cases to get extra life out of battery and reduces weight.
“No” what? I don’ think it was a yes/no question overall.
Long-range wireless charging would be a nice feature. Maybe even “super” nice. But how does that change the industry? How long before everyone has it and it’s not even a “thing” anymore? And during the brief period (if at all) that only Apple has it, there won’t be ubiquitous charging because it would be proprietary.
History says: You will still be waiting. iCal that now.